The last day of this edition of the summer school! After all the information we got in the past two weeks it has been very helpful to conclude this cycle with a workshop in which we set down to look back and forward. Right in the morning, with the help of Gideon from the Centre for Innovation, we looked back at the past 12 days and expressed what we learned and what we think we missed. Moreover, we discussed our future plans and how we are thinking to proceed in this new field. It has been great to understand that the work that has been done in the past weeks will continue with the network of people that is growing around the topic of big data and the Centre for Innovation of Leiden University.

After this group workshop, the public event Dutch Innovators for Peace concluded the summer school. From 11.00 to 13:30, six inspiring innovators shared their great experiences related to innovation, big data, and social improvement. Ulrich, from the Centre for Innovation, moderated the talks and picked attendants to ask questions. Lunch break has been a nice occasion to meet and speak with the innovators and to share ideas and thoughts.After two weeks of learning and critical thinking, in the early afternoon we received our certificates from Kutsal Yesilkagit, dean of the faculty campus The Hague. Right after, Jaap van der Herik from Leiden Centre of Data Science, gave an inspiring closing speech that concluded the summer school. After goodbyes and greetings we are ready to come back to our works with more knowledge and a new network of people to collaborate, discuss, and share our opinions with.

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Matteo Consonni is founder of Noc and blog writer about digital innovation. For this blog, Matteo and his fellow participant Jennifer Ho share their thoughts during the 2-weeks Summer School Big Data for Peace in The Hague.